Snow remover



W. Y. GAMBEE.

SNOW REMOVER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-19, 1920.

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SNOW REMOVER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.I9| 1920.

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WILLIAM Y. G-AMBEE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SNOW REMOVER.

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Specification 01 Letters Patent. Patented Apr. ill, 11.922

Application filed August 19, 1920. Serial No. 404,533.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM Y. GAMBEE, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Snow Removers, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to snow removing apparatus, such as snow plows and the like, now employed in the removal of snow; and the object of this invention is to provide an apparatus of the class specified which is adapted to pick up and convey snow to a adapted to be pushed over the ground by a truck, tractor or the like, and in its operation snow collects in the apparatus, and when the apparatus is filled the same is moved to a sewer or other point of discharge, in which operation snow contained within the apparatus slides over the ground. By raising the apparatus with any suitable means, and moving the same backwardly, the snow will be discharged therefrom. Means are provided for raising the apparatus off from the round in conveying the same to a point at w ich snow is to be removed thereby.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specifications, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separateparts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, andin which Fig. 1 is a side-view of my improved apparatus and indicating the method of its use.

Fig. 2 a plan view of a part of the construction shown in Fig. 1 and with parts of the construction broken away and in section; and,

Fig. 3 a partial section on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

In Fig. 1 of the drawing 1 have indicated at 5 the chassis or frame-work of a motor truck or tractor, at tithe front axle of the vehicle, and at 7 one of the front wheels. In said figure fhave shown at 8 my improved snow removing apparatus, which, in the form of construction shown, comprises a scoop frame 9 composed of sidewalls l0 and a backwall 11, and said frame is open at the top and bottom and at the front side, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

Secured to the backwall 11 is a transverserelnforcing plate 12, having two airs of backwardly directed cars 13,- in w ich are p votally mounted bars 14, which are also plvotally mounted in ears 15, forming part of clamp devices 16, which are secured to the front axle 6 of the vehicle as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and this construction serves to advance the scoo frame 9 over the ground in the progress of t e vehicle.

. I also employ lock levers 17 one of which is shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, said levers being pivoted to cars 18 on the top of the bumper plate 19 of the vehicle and being adapted to operate in connection with the top portion of the scoop frame 9, as shown at 20 in Fig. 1 of the drawing, to aid in holding said frame in position, as well as to reinforce and strengthen the top portion .of said frame.

A shaft 21 is mounted transversely of the frame 9, and in-the front lower corner I ortions of the sidewalls 10 thereof, and a b ade member 22 is-secured to said shaft and also extends transversely of the frame and projects beyond the sidewalls 10 thereof as shown at 23. The blade member 22 is provided at its opposite sides with upwardly di-' rected lever arms 24, which are locatedoutwardly of the sidewalls 10 of the frame and which extend above the top of said walls as shown at 25, and the projecting portions 25 of said levers are connected by a transverse shaft 26. A. link 27 is mounted. on the shaft 26 outwardly of one of the lever arms 24, and is also pivoted to an operating lever 28 as shown at 29, said lever 28 being pivotally mounted in cars 30 on the transverse plate 12, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. It

will be seen on a consideration of Fig. 1 of the drawing that themanipulation of the lever 28 will serve to raise and lower the blade member 22 in the operation of the apparatus. Secured to the outer faces of the side walls 10, at the top portion thereof, are guide plates 31 for the lever arms 24, and said plates are provided adjacent to the outer end portions thereof with apertures 32, through which a pin, bolt or the like may be passed to limit the movement of the lever arms 24 in one direction, thus controlling the position of the blade member relatively to the street or roadway.

It will be seen on a consideration of Fig. 3 of the drawing that the bottom of the backwall 11 terminates at a predetermined distance above the bottom of the sidewalls 10 as shown at 33, and a supplemental backwall member 34 is mounted transversely of and between the sidewalls 10 and adapted to normally close the opening at the bottom of the backwall 11. One end of the supplemental backwall 34 extends through one of the sidewalls 10 and is provided with a lever 35, in connection with which two spiral springs 36'operate to normally hold said wall in its operative position, but permitting of the forward and backward swinging movement of said wall member.

The bottom faces of the sidewalls 10, as well as the side-plates 37 on the blade member 22, serve as runners for the frame 9 in its movement over a. street or ro-adwiay in the manner of a sled, and said walls are preferably reinforced by plates 38, and the upper end portion of the side and backwalls are also preferably reinforced by L-shaped plates 39, but it will be understood that I am not necessarily limited to any method of reinforcing and strengthenin the frame 9.

A yoke-shaped frame mem er 40 extends transversely of the frame 9 and over the top thereof, and the downwardly directed sides 41 of which are secured to the walls 10. Centrally of the yoke-shaped frame member 40 is a loop or eye 42 adapted to receive one end of a chain 43, the other end of which is secured to a segmental gear device 44 rotatably mounted in the upper end portion of a frame 45, mounted in connection with and extending above the chassis or frame 5 of the vehicle. A worm gear 46 is also mounted in the upper end portion of the frame 45 beneath the gear device 44 and inoperative connection therewith; The worm gear 46 extends baokwardly through a part 47 of the frame and is provided with a universal joint 48, with which an operating rod 49 is connected, said rod being provided at its free end with a hand-wheel 50 by means of which the same may be rotated. The wheel 50 is preferably located within the drivers compartment of the motor vehicle.

The hoisting mechanism, involving the chain 43, gear devices 4446, rod 49 and wheel 50, serve to raise the frame. 9 of the apparatus a predetermined distance from the street or roadway in conveying the same thereover in an inoperative position, but the specific structure of this mechanism forms no part of my invention and any suitable meansmay be employed for accomplishing the desired result.

In the operation of my improved apparatus it will be apparent that the vehicle advances the scoop-frame 9 over the street or roadway, and the blade member 22, when in its operative position, as shown in full lines in Fig. 1, serves to part the snow from the street or roadway and as a scoop to convey the snqw within the frame 9, and when the frame is filled with snow and it is desired to convey the same to a sewer, the lever 28 is operated to raise the blade member 22 into an inoperative position as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and frame 9 is then moved over the street or roadway in the manner of a sled and the snow contained within said frame slides over the street or roadway in this operation. When the point of discharge is reached the frame 9 may be simpl drawn backwardly, which operation will eave the snow in a packed state, but if there should be any tendency of the snow clinging to the sidewalls 10 of the frame, said frame may be raised to a slight extent to permit of the withdrawal of said frame from the snow conveyed thereby. The supplemental back member 34 normally prevents the passage of snow upwardly'beneath the backwall 11,but in the event of the striking of an obstruction on the street or roadway, said wall member will be free to move against the tension of the sprin 36.

While I have shown certain detai s of construction for carrying my invention into effect, it will be understood that I am not necessarily limited to these details, and various changes therein and modifications thereof may be made within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A snow removing apparatus comprising an upstanding scoop frame which opens forwardly and the bottom of which is open, means for mounting said frame in connection with a motor vehicle in such manner that such vehicle may push said frame over a, street or roadway, a blade member placed transversely of the front end portion of said frame and movably mounted in the sides thereof, means for operating said blade member, said blade member being adjustable relatively to the street or roadway over which the frame is moving, a movable back member mounted transversely of the frame, tensional means for controlling the movement of said back member, and means on the vehicle, and in operative connection with said frame, for raising said frameso as to clear the street or roadway over which it passes.

2. A snow removing apparatus comprising a scoop frame composedof back and side walls, a blade member mounted transversely ing the movement of said of the front bottom portion of the frame and extending from one side wall to the other and rotatable in the side walls thereof and provided with an outwardly pointed edge, means for raising and lowering the pointed edge of said blade member means' for limiting the movement of said blade member in one direction, the bottom of the back wall being located at a predetermined distance above the bottom'of the side walls, and a transversely arranged supplemental back member'movably mounted in said side walls and adapted to normally close the opening in the frame at the bottom of the back wall;

3. A snow removing apparatus comprising a scoop frame composed of back and side walls, a blade member mounted transversely of the front bottom portion of the frame and extending from one side wall to the other and rotatable in the side walls thereof and provided with an outwardly pointed edge,

means for raising and lowering the pointed edge of said blade member, means for limit-' blade member in one direction, the bottom of the back wall being located at a predetermined distance above the bottom of the side walls, a transve'rsely arranged supplemental back member movably mounted in said side walls and adapted to normally close the opening in the frameat the bottom of the back wall, and tensional means for controlling the mevement of said supplemental back member.

t. A snow removing apparatus comprising i an n standing scoop frame which opensfor war ly and the bottom of which is open, means for mounting said frame in connection with a motor vehicle in such manner that such vehiclemay push said frame over a street or roadway a blade member placed transversely of the front end portion of said eoe thereof, 'means for operating said blade vmember, said blade member being adjust-able relatively to the street or roadway over which the frame is moving, and means on the, vehicle and in operative connection with said frame for raising said frame so as to clear the street or roadway over which it passes.

5. A snow removing apparatus comprising a scoop frame composed of back and side walls and the front and bottom of which is open, a blade member substantially wedgeshaped in form in cross section mounted transversely. of the front bottom portion of the frame and extending from one side wall to the other, said blade member being rotatable in the side walls of said frame and the pointed edge of which is directed outwardly, and means for raising and lowering the pointed. edge of said blade member.

6. A snow'removing apparatus comprising a scoop frame composed of back and side walls and the front and bottom of which is open, a blade member substantially wedgeshaped in form in cross section mounted transversely of the front bottom portion of the frame and extending from one side wall to the other, said blade member being rotatable in the side walls of said frame and the pointed edge of which is' directed outwardly, means for raising and lowering the pointed edge of said blade member, and means for limiting the movement of said blade member, in one direction.

In testimony thatl claim the foregoing as my invention 1 have signed my name in resence of the subscribing witnesses this lath day of August, 1920. 

